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Red tide lessening

Sep 28, 2018 – Cindy Lane
September 12, 2018
By SUN contributor
Score a strike at the LaPensee Bowling Tournament

Center fans rock the lanes at bowling tournament

BRADENTON – More than 300 bowlers took to the lanes Sept. 8 in a bowling tournament that was more about comradery than competition. Bowlers filled 52 sponsored lanes for the annual LaPensee Bowlin…
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September 7, 2018
By Cindy Lane

Red tide takes toll on marine life

Dolphins Red tide is suspected of killing 41 dolphins in August in Southwest Florida, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It is the first “unusual mortality event” s…
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September 4, 2018
By Sun staff

Sun site attacked by cybercriminals

If you had trouble accessing The Sun’s website last week, blame cybercriminals. Hackers using computers in Russia, Ukraine, Pakistan, Brazil, Great Britain, the U.S. and elsewhere launched a Distr…
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September 4, 2018
By Joe Hendricks
red tide diver crab

A scuba diver’s view of red tide

The recent red tide produced fish kills that littered the Island’s Gulf-side beaches and this begs the question: Are there any fish left in this part of the Gulf? Sarasota-based professional under…
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August 31, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Red tide sunset

Red tide lessens

Red tide is lessening off Anna Maria Island, according to today’s report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Red tide is a type of algae that emits a neurotoxin when…
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August 28, 2018
By Joe Hendricks
Manatee Primary

Bellamy, Servia and Whitmore win primary races

Incumbent Manatee County Commissioner Carol Whitmore won her primary race, incumbent Commissioner Charles Smith lost his and Misty Servia won the District 4 Republican primary contest. Reggie…
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August 28, 2018
By Cindy Lane

Red tide ‘flu’ nothing to sneeze at

Sore throats, coughing, sneezing, shortness of breath, headache, eye irritation, rashes – people on Anna Maria Island with some of these symptoms are complaining they have the “red tide flu.” Ther…
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August 25, 2018
By Joe Hendricks
Red tide sign

Red tide update

MANATEE COUNTY – Red tide continues to impact Anna Maria Island beaches and Manatee County waterways. In water samples tested by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as of Friday…
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August 21, 2018
By Joe Hendricks
red tide Recovery Meeting

Restaurateurs combat red tide

CORTEZ – Local restaurateurs, food and beverage industry professionals and others gathered at the Swordfish Grill last week to discuss the economic impacts of red tide. The hour-long informal disc…
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August 14, 2018
By Tom Vaught
hands along the water

Hundreds send positive message about the environment

The Gulf of Mexico was churning up more dead sea life and caustic smell Sunday morning, the result of the latest red tide outbreak. But that didn’t stop about 500 people who turned out at Coquina Bea…
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